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Attic weight Razor 12-12-2006
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Posted by Razor on December 12, 2006, 2:56 pm


Hello everyone,

I just moved into a relatively new (4 years old) townhome. The attic has a
small area (about 15 sq ft) that has been decked over the joists with 3/4"
particle board for extra storage.

I have several questions:

1. If I want to deck the rest of the attic for storage, is 3/4" particle
board the way to go?
2. How can I know the attic will support the extra weight of the decking
plus the boxes/etc. to be stored on top of it?

Thanks



Posted by Willshak on December 12, 2006, 3:02 pm


Razor wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I just moved into a relatively new (4 years old) townhome. The attic has a
> small area (about 15 sq ft) that has been decked over the joists with 3/4"
> particle board for extra storage.
>
> I have several questions:
>
> 1. If I want to deck the rest of the attic for storage, is 3/4" particle
> board the way to go?
> 2. How can I know the attic will support the extra weight of the decking
> plus the boxes/etc. to be stored on top of it?
>
> Thanks

The size of the joists is more relevant

--
Bill
in Hamptonburgh, NY
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Posted by N8N on December 12, 2006, 3:23 pm



Razor wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I just moved into a relatively new (4 years old) townhome. The attic has a
> small area (about 15 sq ft) that has been decked over the joists with 3/4"
> particle board for extra storage.
>
> I have several questions:
>
> 1. If I want to deck the rest of the attic for storage, is 3/4" particle
> board the way to go?
> 2. How can I know the attic will support the extra weight of the decking
> plus the boxes/etc. to be stored on top of it?
>
> Thanks

This is just my opinion, and is worth exactly what you paid for it, but
I would not nail down any additional decking for ease of maintenance of
wiring in the ceiling below...

nate


Posted by yourname on December 12, 2006, 3:37 pm


N8N wrote:
> Razor wrote:
>
>>Hello everyone,
>>
>>I just moved into a relatively new (4 years old) townhome. The attic has a
>>small area (about 15 sq ft) that has been decked over the joists with 3/4"
>>particle board for extra storage.
>>
>>I have several questions:
>>
>>1. If I want to deck the rest of the attic for storage, is 3/4" particle
>>board the way to go?
>>2. How can I know the attic will support the extra weight of the decking
>>plus the boxes/etc. to be stored on top of it?
>>
>>Thanks
>
>
> This is just my opinion, and is worth exactly what you paid for it, but
> I would not nail down any additional decking for ease of maintenance of
> wiring in the ceiling below...
>
> nate
>
attics used to be built wit 25 lb per sq ft loading, so boxes of clothes
ok, your entire national geographic collection, mmm, mebee mebee not,
used engine blocks, no way

Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on December 12, 2006, 3:51 pm



> attics used to be built wit 25 lb per sq ft loading, so boxes of clothes
> ok, your entire national geographic collection, mmm, mebee mebee not, used
> engine blocks, no way

My brother had an entire Model A Ford stored in his attic, engine included.
Of course, it was only a small one.



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